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Re: Sienna, Tuscany, Italy Posted on: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:56:54 -0700

Poetic Justice wrote:

> Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:
>
>> Note that Siena has only one 'n'. It seems
>> a really common mistake people make,
>> possibly coz it looks like Vienna or
>> something.
>
> I think for people from No. America it's possibly from the ad
> campaign (esp TV) for this popular minivan that has been around since
> '98.


More likely from the pigments Burnt Sienna and Raw Sienna, which have been
around far longer.

--
Ken Blake
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